In American media, Drill Sergeants are often portrayed as mean and shouty. Yelling at recruits / treating them like garbage.
The only thing I could think of is that they’re going for a “military service is hard so I’m going to make this as unpleasant for you as possible because life is hard” kind of thing, but couldn’t discipline be instilled in soldiers without the yelling and humiliation? Why is this the only way?
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SFC Knight had a talent for making me feel like a total moron, but looking back on it, every such instance was objectively hilarious. He wasn’t mean per se, just exceptionally good at the humiliating wisecrack. He wasn’t afraid to raise his voice when someone was really fucking up though.
“Lane 1 off rappel.”
“What’d you say, private?”
“LANE 1 OFF RAPPEL!!”
“That’s it: use your man voice!”
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